INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Middle Ages, the majority of the population lived in the countryside, and some 85 percent of the population could be described as peasants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the people living in the Middle Ages were peasants. They had a hard rough life. Some peasants were considered free and could own their own businesses like carpenters, bakers, and blacksmiths. Others were more like slaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the middle ages, in the feudal hierarchy, at the top of the chain was the King. After the King came the nobles. These were the Dukes, and the Nobility had vassals themselves, like the Viscounts and the Barons, who were of lesser rank. They were followed by the Knights and finally came the peasants and serfs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Peasants, Serfs and Farmers Serfs were the poorest of the peasant class, and were a type of slave. Lords owned the serfs who lived on their lands. In exchange for a place to live, serfs worked the land to grow crops for themselves and their lord.